Kerala reports India’s first monkeypox case

Kerala reports India’s first monkeypox case

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: July 16 2022

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  • India's first monkeypox case has been confirmed in Kollam.
  • He travelled from the UAE. He reached Trivandrum airport on July 12. 
  • His friend in the UAE had tested positive for monkey pox a few days ago.
  • According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe.
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